From: Marc Robert Date: 2008-05-29T12:02:02+09:00 Subject: Re: RGSS Seth Greenwood a 辿crit : > Hello everyone, > I'm new to Ruby, and only heard about it through RGSS (ruby game > scripting system). > I have a program called RPGVX (or RPG Maker VX) that uses Ruby scripting > to customize certain aspects of the game. I've tried to learn RGSS, but > then > decided to learn Ruby instead as I could use it for the same purpose. > > I was just wondering if it would be the same, as I noticed that some > of the terms used in RGSS are slightly different, such as the 'puts' > command in Ruby is replaced by 'print' in RGSS. > > If I knew for sure that most of the commands would be the same, > I can go ahead and start to learn Ruby. > > Thanks, > -Seth > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1470 - Release Date: 28/05/2008 07:20 > Hi, I did the same thing as you when i started 4years ago with rmxp. there is no differences between pure ruby, and rgss. as rgss is just a library for ruby, providing new classes and a bunch of scripts. The syntax is the same, standard library is the same in the way that ruby can do all the standart stuff that rgss does but not in the contrary (some methods and feature from pure ruby have been removed in the rgss) Anyway, rgss interpreter, is based on Ruby 1.8.1,(as for rgss2), ruby is currently at 1.8.6, and going to be soon at 1.8.7, and you got a 1.9 which differs a bit from the others, in some concepts/syntax. So i recommend you pick the one-click installer for windows:p and everything should be fine. Just to makes things sure: you can't do rgss specific features in pure ruby, like use the bitmap or sprite class(or all the rgss game library(described in the help file). but you can use the data files. (like the maps or even the scripts.rxdata) just need to "extract" them. And finally, if you want to make 2D games in ruby, look at those libraries gosu rubygame ruby-sdl Always good to see a rmvx comes to the real ruby world. To other people:p RPG maker VX or XP, though it's looks like made only for 2D rpg, can be used to create other kind of games thanks to the rgss. It's graphics performance are pretty good, I've personnaly been able to do some pretty amazing stuff(a guitar hero remake for example). The only bad thing is we can't extend the soft with C extensions...(though still able to call dll methods with win32api).